Lily of the valley (my birth flower) popping up everywhere made me want to draw their lyrical leaves and inhale their perfume. I've been buying bunches/boite in the market as soon as they showed up and then the plant with 3 sprigs.

What a perfect way to illustrate Spring and give Mom a lift.

May Sketch letters going out will be in Muguet-scented envelopes with an original watercolor lily of the valley on the envelope. Bear has given Mini Bear her envelope early. There's still time to send out a gift letter for May 11, Mother's Day. Je porte Bonheur!

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I swear just an hr ago I flipped my ME calendar and saw April 30th..May 1rst.. and thought of your previous May 1rst post.I have LOTV..but it isn't even poking here yet.And my LOTV perfume bottle is empty and in my unmentionables drawer..Janice knows about that drawer:)It was one of my mom's fave scents and mine of course genetically.

Love your fresh spring post. Haven't found the Muguet in my garden yet !! It must be choked with weeds due to neglect. Love your sketches on the envelopes. It brings back sweet memories of when I was a child and I peeped inside the little draw where she kept her special things. :)

One of my favorite things about Paris are the flower shops on so many blocks, with their lovely bouquets and little pots beautifully arranged (of course!) on the sidewalks. Tiny inexpensive hostess gifts and perfect for brightening a hotel room!

Oh, I hope the scent lasts through the post from Paris to Michigan! Lily of the Valley is one of my very favorites, so I know I'll love this letter! (I always do!) Rick's have started to pop up but mine are on the north side of the house and they are later. I love the idea of the holiday! Maybe I'll make my own holiday tomorrow!

Fete de Muguet and associated rituals bring sweet memories of France and once staying in a boutique hotel on Rue du Bac the owner had been an exchange student in Santa Barbara where we lived...such a lovely woman...and a great time. Cheers Carol!

Growing up, lillies of the valley grew outside my bedroom window so I would awake to the scent during spring & early summer and miss growing them as California is not conducive to them, though I have tried. I guess I'll have to order the May letter & give myself a little present.

The scent of muguets always reminds me of springtime in my girlhood home...we had a virtual river of them 3 feet wide by 20 feet long, right beside the house. Every time I find a lily of the valley perfume, I try it, hoping to duplicate that unbelievable scent. So far, no luck! Best stick tot he real things.

Oh thank you again for showing a bit of Paris. My trips there have most often been in the spring...sadly not this year...You've reminded me that I left my cute muguets back at my old home... Bonne fête du muguet, Carol. Now, about that view in your last post...

Love the piece on Fete de Muguet--I had so hoped to be in Paris on May 1st your post lifted my spirits! And I signed up for one of your beautiful letters for Mother's Day! I love lilies of the valley and will be hunting them down today in NYC.

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